A semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin that exhibits antitumor activity. Etoposide inhibits DNA synthesis by forming a complex with topoisomerase II and DNA. This complex induces breaks in double stranded DNA and prevents repair by topoisomerase II binding. Accumulated breaks in DNA prevent entry into the mitotic phase of cell division, and lead to cell death. Etoposide acts primarily in the G2 and S phases of the cell cycle.
For use in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of refractory testicular tumors and as first line treatment in patients with small cell lung cancer. Also used to treat other malignancies such as lymphoma, non-lymphocytic leukemia, and glioblastoma multiforme.
Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Long Island Jewish Medical Center - Monter Cancer Center, Lake Success, New York, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, United States
Covenant Children's Hospital, Lubbock, Texas, United States
UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System, Lubbock, Texas, United States
Monash Medical Center-Clayton Campus, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, MI, Italy
Presidio Ospedaliero Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, BS, Italy
IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, PV, Italy
Presidio Ospedaliero Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, BS, Italy
IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, PV, Italy
A.O. Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, VA, Italy
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